DancinFool - Iron Man Mark 3 Pepakura Foam Templates

the pdfs don't work for me. the extension is .7z which is not a recognized format. can someone please help?

rangemaster said:

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the pdfs don't work for me. the extension is .7z which is not a recognized format. can someone please help?

7Zip

Free program.

Hi DF. I love your files and am starting the build out of foam now. During the cutting phase, I noticed that there are dashed lines on the outer edges of some of the pieces. What do those mean? Is it to signify a complex bend? Below is a photo of what I'm talking about. Thanks again for the files, they are awesome.

Hey Doomster,

Don't worry too much about the dotted lines on the edges. That just signifies what kind of fold used to be there when there were tabs attached to the edges.

Dancin_Fool said:

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Hey Doomster,

Don't worry too much about the dotted lines on the edges. That just signifies what kind of fold used to be there when there were tabs attached to the edges.

Thanks Dancin Fool, for the quick reply. That makes more sense. I probably would have stared at it for a few hours trying to find the meaning of the dotted lines. Again, I can't say it enough, I really appreciate the files. It makes the build a lot more user friendly to beginners.

I'm glad you like the files. Yeah try not to get lost in the details with the foam builds, just use the files as a guide and don't overthink it. Also make sure you invest in a heat gun if you don't have one yet. They're cheap and make the foam building so much easier.

hey do you have an image of your entire suit's models put together? (with the updated models)

I had to pull the files across from my old computer but I did a couple quick renders, one from the front and one from the back.

Finally have an opportunity to continue work on my armor this weekend, and I'm finishing up the arm. Looking at your images (great timing!) I'm assuming that the bicep and forearm would, ideally, be joined by the elbow guard for wearing? A chicago screw through all three pieces?

Thanks for the render! It willl definately help me with my build as well! You are the best and I/we so appreciate you, your hard work and support!
M

MorbidCharlie said:

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Finally have an opportunity to continue work on my armor this weekend, and I'm finishing up the arm. Looking at your images (great timing!) I'm assuming that the bicep and forearm would, ideally, be joined by the elbow guard for wearing? A chicago screw through all three pieces?

Yep that's exactly how I would do it.

electraflier said:

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Thanks for the render! It willl definately help me with my build as well! You are the best and I/we so appreciate you, your hard work and support!
M

Good stuff, I hope you have a chance to do some more work soon. Are you juts going full bore on your war machine and then going back to Iron Man?

Thanks JF, I really like what you did with the files. The more options people have the better!

If you want to do something fast and with great detail you can try docholiday78 method using foam files and coating them with rondo, in the end it look really nice and doesn't look like foam anymore
Check his thread here

I think it could be a nice alternative combining fast building and ending with a detailed armor you need.

I hope I'm no re-bumping an old thread or anything (because I am new here), but I am looking to make this Iron Man costume out of foam. I downloaded the PDF version. One big issue I noticed is that there are no indicators of what pieces are supposed to be glued to other pieces. Is there anyway to update the PDF version to indicate what piece glue where and what lines indicate "fold" or "cut to fold"?

The only other ambiguity I found with the PDF set is that the paper size is not listed. I am 6'0" - 6'1", so scaling should not be an issue. However, it was unclear where this was Letter size paper (8.5"x11"), Legal, 11"x17", 22"x34" etc. Can someone please clear this up? Thanks.

Cixs said:

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I hope I'm no re-bumping an old thread or anything (because I am new here), but I am looking to make this Iron Man costume out of foam. I downloaded the PDF version. One big issue I noticed is that there are no indicators of what pieces are supposed to be glued to other pieces. Is there anyway to update the PDF version to indicate what piece glue where and what lines indicate "fold" or "cut to fold"?

The only other ambiguity I found with the PDF set is that the paper size is not listed. I am 6'0" - 6'1", so scaling should not be an issue. However, it was unclear where this was Letter size paper (8.5"x11"), Legal, 11"x17", 22"x34" etc. Can someone please clear this up? Thanks.

may i suggest downloading the .pdo files instead together with the pepakura designer. That way you could actually see the 3D model. Regarding the paper size i can't give an idea bout that :P hope this helps

Okay guys, now it's time for some major update !
Warning, pic HEAVY !
I've been working on my mkIII for a month i believe or maybe a bit more and I've been dying to post some progress pics but never found the time to.
This is my second build ever, after I did my mkIV with STEALTH files. I learned a lot (from my mistakes mainly ) and did a way cleaner and better job this time. Here's my old armor, just look from page to page to see my progression

But today is the day and I'm almost done with the foam work
For those who are wondering, I used DacinFool foam conversion of his mkIII pep files that you can find on the first post of this thread and Royal Dump foam conversion of these same files.
I used a mix of these mainly for 3D/view reference and did some minor mod when I feel I needed too.

Enough with the talk, now bring on the pics !

I started with the arm. I had some huge trouble scaling them and had to do maybe 4 or 5 attempts before I get them right and tight fitting.
I'm 5"10' (1.78m) and have a lean body type. Scaling the armor was a pain but in the end I'm very happy with the result. I would recommend you to first stick the paper templates and see how the final piece will look before you trace them on foam, it will save you a lot of foam, time and will prevent your motivation from droping down as mine did.



Some test fit.




Then I moved on the cod and abs section.
It fits me perfectly once I manage to get my butt in but I do have to use the foam flexibility to get into the cod. I think I'll cut it in 2 separate pieces so it will be easier to put it once the armor will be coated and harden.
The back and side abs are glued to the cod.







While the abs are removable.




Chest and back!
The back did gave me some troubles because of the way the flaps are done.
I had to use a lot of mkIII hot toys pics reference to make sure I wasn't going to glue them in the wrong place

Then the hardest part..





I think we'll all agree saying that making the legs is the hardest part of the build, mainly because it takes a lot of time, you have to make 2 of them, and try to make them look symetrical and good next to each other.
Anyway, I was very happy once both of them were done and even more when I saw they fit me perfectly.












Then I went to the boots.
And I think I was a bit crazy here





Instead of making them without sole, I actually made the entire boot with the under details that no one besides me will see
I think I'm the first one to do a foam Iron man and spending most the longest time doing the boots details that will not even be seen but meh, I wanted to do an armor maily for dispose and I want it to be the best possible. I don't remember seeing anyone else do that but I may be wrong
The other reason I did it entirely is because of the heel piece that does add few inches and raise me when I'm wearing them, helping me to gain some few inches and giving me a more lean and taller look which in the end, will look a lot better thant walking with flat soles.

and yes, it does pivot !



And the best for the end, the helmet.
It might be my 5th or 6th helmet since I started building Iron man suits and I'm finally happy with the result I got. A nice suit with a crappy helm would be ruined as it's the fist piece that caught the attention.




I still have a lot to do : one boot, the neck piece, under neck details, hip pods and gloves.
Then the funny part : coating the whole suit with pva, then rondo, primer and finally paint !

Stay tuned for more upcomming progress

maroenli02 said:

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may i suggest downloading the .pdo files instead together with the pepakura designer. That way you could actually see the 3D model. Regarding the paper size i can't give an idea bout that :P hope this helps

Is Pep a free program? I am running Windows XP and want to make sure that it would run fairly well before downloading. It was my understanding that the template in the Pep files have essentially match lines, or match icons to show what gets glued to what. I did NOT see these on the pdf files.

As for the paper size, I opened the PDFs with Adobe. I set the Zoom In scale to 100%. In the bottom right hand corner, it said 8.5"x11". From that, I have concluded that they are 8.5"x11" sheets. Can anyone confirm?

MrBibou, what you have built so far looks very nice and clean, im not sure if its just the way im looking at it but i think its because on the legs the sections of foam dont seem to be fully touching ( if you know what i mean) but they look really nice Also, what sort of foam did you use? i can see the inside lines but dont recognise it. thanks

Mr, Bibou! Why is there no thread with your awesome foam work on it!???
That is beautiful!

Mr. Bibou, your suit is looking great!! I can't wait to see some pictures of you fully suited up!

you make this look so easy!

Bibou! your foam work is AMAZING! you make me want to go home and burn my mark 4!
:'-(
seriously, start a thread and keep us updated!!